The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-24
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Senate.


MONDAY, Dec. l2-Among the bills
introduced were the following: For the
retirement of legal tender and the sub
stitution of coin certificates; appropriate
ing $l26, ,000, 900 for coast detenses, the
expenditures to cover a series OF years;
extending the advantages of the eight
hour law to letter carriers; 10 provide
for postal telegraph; for the admission
of Washington Territory as state; for
the free coinage Of silver; to utilize the
surplus by the purchase of bonds;
for the admission of Dakota as IL state;
to prohibit Objectionable immigration;
10 repeal the internal revenue duty on
tobacco, and the import tax on sugar;
providing for a bounty on iron and steel
vessels built in the United States. A
bill was introduced by Senator Stanford
requiring residence in the coun
try ten years before foreigners can
take out their first papers. A bill APP
propriating 81 200. Coz for public build-
ing at Milwaukee was introduced by Sem
atOr Spooner.
TUESDAY, Dec. 13.-The finance com
mittee reported back the Senate bill for
the repayment to the states and terri
rories by the government of the direct
tax OF August 5, 1851. Mr.. Ingalls, intro
duced bill to remove the limitation in
the payment of arrears of pensions.
Senator Dolph called up the bill intro
duced by him TO provide for seacoast
defenses, and it was referred to the
committee on coast defenses.
WEDNEsDAY, Dec. 1.-THE report of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons, seating Faulkner, of West Virginia,
was adopted without opposition. Senator
George introduced a bill for the protec-
ton of innocent purchasers OF patented
articles. \ bill was introduced by Sen
ator Spooner for the relief OF purchasers
of overfowed lands. 1t is the same
uill which was before the Senate at the
last session. A bill was introduced by
Senator Reagan to regulate immigra-
ton.
THURSDAY, Dec. 15.-The bill for the
issue of certificates To take the place Of
coin now in circulation, introduced by
Senator Stewart, was taken up and dis
cussol. A bill was introduced by Mr.. Call
to prohibit United States judges and
courts from authorizing the receivers Of
railroad and other CORPORATIONS to bor-
row money in excess oftheir net annual
income. Referred to the committee on
Interstate commerce. Adjourned to
Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. 1S-Speaker Carlisle
announced that owing TO the probable
contest of his seat, he desired the House
to select tbe committee on privileges
and elections. A number of unimpor-
tant bills and resolutions were intro
duced.
TUESDAY, Dec. ia large number of
executive communications were laid be-
fore the House by the Speaker. Mr..
Carlisle, having called Mr.. Mills. of Tex
as, to the chair, Mr.. Cannon (Ill.) Of
fered { resolution declaring that the fol-
lowing named gentlemen shall constitute
the committee on elections: Messrs. Crisp
(chairman), O'Ferral, Cultivate, Barry,
Maish, Heard, Johnson, On. c., O'Neill
(Ind.) J, Moore, Rowell, Houck, Cooper,
Lyman Johnson (Ind.), and Lodge.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. The speaker, having resumed
the chair directed all papers in the vari-
Gus contested election cases to be re-
ferred TO the committee Just elected,
and then the House at Ito adjourned
till Friday.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16.-A resolution was
adopted that the House adiOurn for the
holidays on Dec. p. After the transac-
ton Of routine business the House adj
iourneG